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Herbalife falls after NY Attorney General Schneiderman opens investigationShares are down over 3.7% to $51.68 after NY Attorney General Schneiderman started an investigation into claims that the company is a pyramid scheme. At current price, next support is at $51.19 and then at $49.35, both of which are recent pivot lows. Resistance is at $52.72.

Herbalife rallies, retraces, levels to watchThe shares hit an intraday high at $48.55 and have since turned lower. At the last price of $46.04, support is at $45.11 and then at $44.11, a prior pivot high. Resistance is at $46.24.

Herbalife continues recent strength with 10% jumpShares of multi-level marketing company Herbalife (HLF) were up about 10% in morning trading after being up as much as 15% to $48.55 earlier this morning. On March 16, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted Herbalife its motion to dismiss a class action complaint brought on behalf of shareholders who allege that the company and its executives violated federal securities laws by misrepresenting the "nature, scope and legality" of the company's business and operations. On March 20, Pershing Square, which noted that Bill Ackman and the firm were not parties to the Awad case decided the prior week, said the courtís decision "did not address in any way whether Herbalife is an illegal pyramid scheme, nor did the Court exonerate or bless Herbalifeís business practices." Since March 16, Herbalife shares are up about 29%.

Herbalife breaks above top of recent range, levels to watchShares have broken out of the top of the recent trading range at $40. This is bullish price behavior. At the current price of $40.79 next resistance is at $42. Support is at $40. It would be bearish for price if the stock resumes trading below the $40 area.

Herbalife wins dismissal of class action 'pyramid scheme' lawsuitOn March 16, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted Herbalife its motion to dismiss a class action complaint brought on behalf of shareholders who allege that the company and its executives violated federal securities laws by misrepresenting the "nature, scope and legality" of the company's business and operations. According to the plaintiffs, Herbalife and its executives, including CEO Michael Johnson, misrepresented Herbalife as a legitimate multi-level marketing company when it "is actually an illegal pyramid scheme." The court concluded that the suit's plaintiffs have not adequately pled loss causation, meaning that the court need not consider Herbalifeís alternative arguments, according to a court filing. Shares of Herbalife are up 3% in pre-market trading after the court dismissal was widely reported by Bloomberg last night.